Table 2 Reproductive, abortion-related and health facility characteristics of study participants at 14 public health facilities in central region of Uganda, 2018–2021
Characteristics | Number of participants N = 1190 | % |
|---|---|---|
Gestational age (weeks)a | 15.0 ± 1.6 |  |
Number of pregnancies | 3 (2–4) |  |
 1 | 281 | 23.6 |
 2–4 | 661 | 55.6 |
 5–15 | 248 | 20.8 |
Number of live births | 1 (0–3) |  |
 0 | 344 | 28.9 |
 1 | 260 | 21.9 |
 2–4 | 476 | 40 |
 5–13 | 110 | 9.2 |
Previous history of abortion | ||
 Yes | 228 | 19.2 |
 No | 962 | 80.8 |
Type of current abortion | ||
 Spontaneous | 1085 | 91.2 |
 Induced | 105 | 8.8 |
Previous use of FP | ||
 Yes | 708 | 59.5 |
 No | 482 | 40.5 |
Currently counselled on FP | ||
 Yes | 1173 | 98.6 |
 No | 17 | 1.4 |
Type of uterine evacuation method | ||
 Misoprostol alone | 1082 | 90.9 |
 Misoprostol & MVA | 64 | 5.4 |
 Misoprostol & D&E | 39 | 3.3 |
 Missing data | 5 | 0.4 |
Health facility level | ||
 Referral hospital | 226 | 19 |
 General hospital | 621 | 52.2 |
 Health centre IV | 343 | 28.8 |